2018 Softball Roster
Simmons, Laine
Jersey Number 18
Laine Simmons
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Collins Hill
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
Bio
2018
Was named to the All-MAC Second Team ... also was named BGSU's Defensive Player of the Year ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... the latter award is a 'best of the best' list selected from the academic all-conference award winners ... and, was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society, in the spring of 2018 ... played in 42 games, starting 41 ... made 39 starts at catcher and two at the designated-player spot ... hit .287 on the year and tied for third on the team with six homers ... had an on-base pct. of .342 and a slugging pct. of .491, ranking third on the Falcons in the latter category ... scored eight runs and had 17 RBI ... had a .983 fielding pct., with just four errors in 236 total chances ... skillfully guided the Falcon pitching staff, and threw out a double-digit total of would-be base-stealers for the second consecutive year ... gunned down 10 of 26 opponents attempting to steal against her ... was a perfect 2-for-2 when batting with the bases loaded ... in MAC play, tied for the team lead with a .315 batting average, and led the Falcons in homers ... also tied for the team lead with a .537 slugging pct. in MAC games ... sent nearly half of aspiring opponent base-swipers back to their dugout with a disappointed look on their collective face in conference contests ... led the Falcons with a .303 batting average in home games ... saw action in all five games in the season's opening weekend, making four starts behind the plate ... had three hits and two RBI, and helped the BG pitching staff to three shutouts and an ERA of just 0.62 on the weekend ... singled vs. Cleveland State, and had a base hit and an RBI vs. both Canisius and Robert Morris ... walked twice and scored a run in the latter game ... the following weekend, went 3-for-9 in three games at the Elon Classic ... capped that tourney by going 1-for-2 with a sac fly and a pair of RBI vs. Mount St. Mary's ... homered in BGSU's win over UTSA at Texas Tech's tourney ... was 2-for-3 vs. Indiana State in the first game of the Memphis tourney ... hit .429 in three games during BGSU's trip to Nashville ... on back-to-back days, led off an inning with the score tied, 3-3, and hit a solo homer that proved to be the game-winning RBI ... led off the fifth inning vs. IUPUI with a solo shot, then began the seventh inning with a blast against Lipscomb, a team receiving votes in a national top-25 poll ... was 2-for-3 in that win .. also had a double and a slugging pct. of 1.429 during the Nashville trip ... led off an inning in six of her nine plate appearances that weekend, hitting .600 with a 2.000 slugging pct. in those nine trips to the plate ... went 2-for-3 in the series opener vs. Western Michigan ... hit .389, going 7-for-18 with two homers and a .778 slugging pct., during the Falcons' seven-game winning streak from April 11-23 ... went 3-for-5 in the Miami doubleheader, with a pair of hits in the Falcons' win over the RedHawks ... had a hit in each end of BGSU's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... singled and had a sac bunt in the first game ... then, in the nightcap, crushed a long homer to left in the first inning, as BG took a 4-0 lead en route to an 11-1 win over the Bulls ... also had a sacrifice fly in that game, driving in a pair of runs in the win ... homered for the second-straight game, as her grand slam accounted for all of BG's runs in a 4-1 win at Akron ... the slam came after the Zips had 'unintentionally intentionally' walked the batter in front of her ... went 2-for-3 in that win ... had a double and an RBI in the final game of that series ... had a hit in every game of the Kent State series, with a single in the opener ... the next day, was 4-for-6 in a DH vs. the Flashes, going 2-for-3 in each contest ... clubbed a two-run homer to left in the opener, then missed another home run by about a foot in the nightcap, winding up with a double after that drive hit the top of the fence in left field ... had an RBI single at Wright State ... the RBI was her 10th in a nine-game span.
2017
Was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... played in 44 of BG's 56 games, making 40 starts in her first season with the Falcons ... 33 of those 40 starts came at catcher ... also made seven starts as the designated player ... hit .238, with her 29 hits including six doubles ... scored five runs and drove in six ... had a stellar fielding percentage of .977, with just four errors in 175 total chances ... threw out 13 would-be base-stealers on the year as well ... batted .234 in league games ... led the Falcons with three doubles in MAC play ... had a stellar fielding pct. of .989 in conference action, making just one error ... threw out 10 of 27 runners attempting to steal in MAC action ... hit .313 in home games ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored in her first game as a Falcon, a 7-1 win at Cleveland State ... picked up a hit in her first BG at-bat, with a second-inning single in that win ... was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI in a victory vs. Indiana State ... two of those hits came in BGSU's six-run sixth inning ... led off the frame with a single, and came around to score ... then, her double brought home the Falcons' sixth run of the inning ... drove in the tying run and scored the winning run against Oklahoma State ... had a sixth-inning RBI double, and then scored on a base hit for what would prove to be the final run in BG's 3-2 win over the Cowgirls ... was 2-for-2 with a walk against UIC ... had a double in three at-bats at No. 19 Michigan ... had a hit and threw out a would-be base-stealer in BGSU's win at Central Michigan ... had three hits, including a double, and scored a run in the Miami DH at Meserve Field ... had a hit and a sacrifice bunt in the Falcons' 5-0 win over Eastern Michigan ... had another hit the next day, as BGSU completed a sweep of the weekend series with the Eagles ... singled in the Falcons' game at Miami ... went 2-for-4 in the opening game of the Buffalo series ... doubled and scored the winning run in the eighth inning of BG's 1-0 victory ... had two more hits in the next day's first game, again going 2-for-4 vs. the Bulls ... had an RBI single at Fort Wayne ... had a walk and an RBI in the second game of the Akron doubleheader ... caught both games of that twinbill, as the Zips were caught stealing four times on the day ... had a hit and threw out another UA runner the next day, in BG's 8-2 win.
PRIOR TO BGSU
Transferred to BGSU from Morehead State Univ. in the summer of 2016, and retained two years of eligibility entering the '17 campaign ... played in a total of 59 games at MSU, with a fielding percentage of .987 in that time.
2016 at MOREHEAD STATE
Played in 29 games, starting 22, as a sophomore ... batted .244 with four extra-base hits (two doubles, two homers) and nine RBI ... had a pinch-hit, walk-off three-run homer in the season opener, giving the Eagles a 6-5 win at Cleveland State ... had a pair of two-hit games on the season ... struck out just four times in 45 at-bats ... MSU went 26-27 overall and 12-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference.
2015 at MOREHEAD STATE
Made 24 starts in her freshman campaign ... hit .250 with 10 runs scored, 12 RBI and seven extra-base hits ... tied for second on the team with a total of three homers ... played in a total of 30 games ... Eagles finished 22-24 overall and 11-11 in the OVC.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Collins Hill H.S. ('14) under coaches Billy Dooley and Paul Pierce ... helped the Eagles to three state championships in her four seasons, hitting .352 with an on-base pct. of .411 as a senior ... invited to the Georgia Dugout Club High School All-Star Game and the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North vs. South All-Star Game ... named to the Gwinnett County Academic Team, and earned a Scholar-Athlete Award in multiple seasons ... also lettered in lacrosse
PERSONAL
Full name is Laine McKenzie Simmons ... born on June 26, 1996, in Suwanee, Ga. ... an individualized studies major Education and Sciences ... had a 3.725 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2018 semester ... daughter of David and Lori Simmons ... the second of three daughters ... older sister, Ashleigh, played softball at Georgia Gwinnett College ... also has a younger sister, Madison ... played travel ball for Atlanta Viper, helping that team to an ASA 16U national title in 2013.
CAREER STATISTICS (at BGSU)
Was named to the All-MAC Second Team ... also was named BGSU's Defensive Player of the Year ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... the latter award is a 'best of the best' list selected from the academic all-conference award winners ... and, was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society, in the spring of 2018 ... played in 42 games, starting 41 ... made 39 starts at catcher and two at the designated-player spot ... hit .287 on the year and tied for third on the team with six homers ... had an on-base pct. of .342 and a slugging pct. of .491, ranking third on the Falcons in the latter category ... scored eight runs and had 17 RBI ... had a .983 fielding pct., with just four errors in 236 total chances ... skillfully guided the Falcon pitching staff, and threw out a double-digit total of would-be base-stealers for the second consecutive year ... gunned down 10 of 26 opponents attempting to steal against her ... was a perfect 2-for-2 when batting with the bases loaded ... in MAC play, tied for the team lead with a .315 batting average, and led the Falcons in homers ... also tied for the team lead with a .537 slugging pct. in MAC games ... sent nearly half of aspiring opponent base-swipers back to their dugout with a disappointed look on their collective face in conference contests ... led the Falcons with a .303 batting average in home games ... saw action in all five games in the season's opening weekend, making four starts behind the plate ... had three hits and two RBI, and helped the BG pitching staff to three shutouts and an ERA of just 0.62 on the weekend ... singled vs. Cleveland State, and had a base hit and an RBI vs. both Canisius and Robert Morris ... walked twice and scored a run in the latter game ... the following weekend, went 3-for-9 in three games at the Elon Classic ... capped that tourney by going 1-for-2 with a sac fly and a pair of RBI vs. Mount St. Mary's ... homered in BGSU's win over UTSA at Texas Tech's tourney ... was 2-for-3 vs. Indiana State in the first game of the Memphis tourney ... hit .429 in three games during BGSU's trip to Nashville ... on back-to-back days, led off an inning with the score tied, 3-3, and hit a solo homer that proved to be the game-winning RBI ... led off the fifth inning vs. IUPUI with a solo shot, then began the seventh inning with a blast against Lipscomb, a team receiving votes in a national top-25 poll ... was 2-for-3 in that win .. also had a double and a slugging pct. of 1.429 during the Nashville trip ... led off an inning in six of her nine plate appearances that weekend, hitting .600 with a 2.000 slugging pct. in those nine trips to the plate ... went 2-for-3 in the series opener vs. Western Michigan ... hit .389, going 7-for-18 with two homers and a .778 slugging pct., during the Falcons' seven-game winning streak from April 11-23 ... went 3-for-5 in the Miami doubleheader, with a pair of hits in the Falcons' win over the RedHawks ... had a hit in each end of BGSU's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... singled and had a sac bunt in the first game ... then, in the nightcap, crushed a long homer to left in the first inning, as BG took a 4-0 lead en route to an 11-1 win over the Bulls ... also had a sacrifice fly in that game, driving in a pair of runs in the win ... homered for the second-straight game, as her grand slam accounted for all of BG's runs in a 4-1 win at Akron ... the slam came after the Zips had 'unintentionally intentionally' walked the batter in front of her ... went 2-for-3 in that win ... had a double and an RBI in the final game of that series ... had a hit in every game of the Kent State series, with a single in the opener ... the next day, was 4-for-6 in a DH vs. the Flashes, going 2-for-3 in each contest ... clubbed a two-run homer to left in the opener, then missed another home run by about a foot in the nightcap, winding up with a double after that drive hit the top of the fence in left field ... had an RBI single at Wright State ... the RBI was her 10th in a nine-game span.
2017
Was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... played in 44 of BG's 56 games, making 40 starts in her first season with the Falcons ... 33 of those 40 starts came at catcher ... also made seven starts as the designated player ... hit .238, with her 29 hits including six doubles ... scored five runs and drove in six ... had a stellar fielding percentage of .977, with just four errors in 175 total chances ... threw out 13 would-be base-stealers on the year as well ... batted .234 in league games ... led the Falcons with three doubles in MAC play ... had a stellar fielding pct. of .989 in conference action, making just one error ... threw out 10 of 27 runners attempting to steal in MAC action ... hit .313 in home games ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored in her first game as a Falcon, a 7-1 win at Cleveland State ... picked up a hit in her first BG at-bat, with a second-inning single in that win ... was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI in a victory vs. Indiana State ... two of those hits came in BGSU's six-run sixth inning ... led off the frame with a single, and came around to score ... then, her double brought home the Falcons' sixth run of the inning ... drove in the tying run and scored the winning run against Oklahoma State ... had a sixth-inning RBI double, and then scored on a base hit for what would prove to be the final run in BG's 3-2 win over the Cowgirls ... was 2-for-2 with a walk against UIC ... had a double in three at-bats at No. 19 Michigan ... had a hit and threw out a would-be base-stealer in BGSU's win at Central Michigan ... had three hits, including a double, and scored a run in the Miami DH at Meserve Field ... had a hit and a sacrifice bunt in the Falcons' 5-0 win over Eastern Michigan ... had another hit the next day, as BGSU completed a sweep of the weekend series with the Eagles ... singled in the Falcons' game at Miami ... went 2-for-4 in the opening game of the Buffalo series ... doubled and scored the winning run in the eighth inning of BG's 1-0 victory ... had two more hits in the next day's first game, again going 2-for-4 vs. the Bulls ... had an RBI single at Fort Wayne ... had a walk and an RBI in the second game of the Akron doubleheader ... caught both games of that twinbill, as the Zips were caught stealing four times on the day ... had a hit and threw out another UA runner the next day, in BG's 8-2 win.
PRIOR TO BGSU
Transferred to BGSU from Morehead State Univ. in the summer of 2016, and retained two years of eligibility entering the '17 campaign ... played in a total of 59 games at MSU, with a fielding percentage of .987 in that time.
2016 at MOREHEAD STATE
Played in 29 games, starting 22, as a sophomore ... batted .244 with four extra-base hits (two doubles, two homers) and nine RBI ... had a pinch-hit, walk-off three-run homer in the season opener, giving the Eagles a 6-5 win at Cleveland State ... had a pair of two-hit games on the season ... struck out just four times in 45 at-bats ... MSU went 26-27 overall and 12-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference.
2015 at MOREHEAD STATE
Made 24 starts in her freshman campaign ... hit .250 with 10 runs scored, 12 RBI and seven extra-base hits ... tied for second on the team with a total of three homers ... played in a total of 30 games ... Eagles finished 22-24 overall and 11-11 in the OVC.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Collins Hill H.S. ('14) under coaches Billy Dooley and Paul Pierce ... helped the Eagles to three state championships in her four seasons, hitting .352 with an on-base pct. of .411 as a senior ... invited to the Georgia Dugout Club High School All-Star Game and the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North vs. South All-Star Game ... named to the Gwinnett County Academic Team, and earned a Scholar-Athlete Award in multiple seasons ... also lettered in lacrosse
PERSONAL
Full name is Laine McKenzie Simmons ... born on June 26, 1996, in Suwanee, Ga. ... an individualized studies major Education and Sciences ... had a 3.725 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2018 semester ... daughter of David and Lori Simmons ... the second of three daughters ... older sister, Ashleigh, played softball at Georgia Gwinnett College ... also has a younger sister, Madison ... played travel ball for Atlanta Viper, helping that team to an ASA 16U national title in 2013.
CAREER STATISTICS (at BGSU)
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2017.... .238 44-40 122 5 29 6 0 0 6 35 .287 6 2 30 0 .285 0 3 0-1 147 24 4 .977 TOTAL... .238 44-40 122 5 29 6 0 0 6 35 .287 6 2 30 0 .285 0 3 0-1 147 24 4 .977
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